2023 Abu Dhabi Open

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2023 Abu Dhabi Open
Date6–12 February
Edition2nd
Category WTA 500
Draw28S / 16D
Prize money$780,637
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Abu Dhabi, UAE
Venue Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre
Champions
Singles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic
Doubles
Flag of Brazil.svg Luisa Stefani / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
  2021  · Abu Dhabi Open ·  2024  

The 2023 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the second edition of the tournament as a WTA 500 event on the 2023 WTA Tour. It took place at the Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre in Abu Dhabi, from 6 to 12 February 2023. [1] [2] The tournament returns to the WTA Tour after two years due to the suspension of St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Finals

Singles

Doubles

Points and prize money

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ2Q1
Singles47030518510055125131
Doubles1

Prize money

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Q2Q1
Singles$120,150$74,161$43,323$20,465$11,145$7,500$5,590$2,860
Doubles$40,100$24,300$13,900$7,200$5,750$4,350
Doubles prize money per team

Singles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerRank1Seed
Daria Kasatkina 81
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Belinda Bencic 92
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Elena Rybakina 103
Veronika Kudermetova 114
Flag of Latvia.svg  LAT Jeļena Ostapenko 125
Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Beatriz Haddad Maia 146
Flag of Estonia.svg  EST Anett Kontaveit 187
Liudmila Samsonova 198

Other entrants

The following players received a wildcard into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry using a protected ranking into the singles main draw:

The following players received entry from the qualifying draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament

Retirements

Doubles main-draw entrants

Seeds

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRank1Seed
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Desirae Krawczyk Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Giuliana Olmos 211
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  KAZ Anna Danilina Flag of Ukraine.svg  UKR Lyudmyla Kichenok 342
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Melichar-Martinez Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ellen Perez 353
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  CHN Yang Zhaoxuan Vera Zvonareva 504

Other entrants

The following pair received wildcards into the doubles main draw:

Withdrawals

Before the tournament
During the tournament

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References

  1. "Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open". wtatennis.com.
  2. "Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open added to 2023 WTA calendar". aninews.in.